Bachelor's:

Honours in Infectious Diseases

University of Edinburgh, Scotland

PhD:

University of Edinburgh, Scotland

With J. Ross Fitzgerald, Paul Digard and Bernadette Dutia

Postdoc:

Western University, Ontario, Canada

With David Heinrichs

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Mariya is the Principal Investigator and founder of the lab. She has a passion for studying viral and bacterial pathogenesis. Outside of the lab, Mariya is an avid baker and has a menagerie of pets - two cats (Logan and Nebula) and a Bernadoodle (Storm).

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Bachelor's:

The University of Victoria

Master's:

The University of Victoria (ongoing)

Rachel is a graduate student in the Goncheva lab working on a project focused on staphylococcal lipases during co-infection with flu. In her spare time she enjoys the outdoors, and playing Dungeons and Dragons.

Bachelor's:

The University of Victoria

Master's:

The University of Victoria (ongoing)

Veerle is a graduate student in the Goncheva lab working on co-infection between influenza A virus and Staphylococcus aureus. She previously completed two directed studies terms in the Goncheva lab. After her days in the lab, she either spends her time with her two cats, Pigeon and Chicken, or outdoors: at the beach (exploring tidepools) or enjoying nature. 

Bachelor's:

The University of Victoria (ongoing)

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Elise is a fifth-year undergraduate honours student in Microbiology, just back from a summer co-op in Kenya. You are most likely to find her outside, either running, cycling, or hiking. She also enjoys creative pursuits such as knitting and baking sourdough bread!

Bachelor's:

The University of Victoria (ongoing)

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Karen is a fourth-year biochemistry student at UVic. When not studying or in the lab, she enjoys skiing, rock climbing, and playing classical piano.

Bachelor's:

The University of Victoria (ongoing)

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Nico is in his 5th (and final) year of microbiology and minoring in statistics at UVic. He has done Co-ops in infection prevention and control and cancer clinical trials strengthened his interest in disease treatment and public health initiatives. He enjoys camping, snowboarding, travelling/exploring new places, and drinking good food and wine at fun restaurants in my spare time.